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Vocabulary




heat transfer: movement of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object

radiation: direct transfer of energy through empty space by electromagnetic waves
convection: transfer by a movement of heat by a fluid/liquid
conduction: heat transfer by direct contact of matter

density: how much mass in a volume of a substance
convection currents: flow which transfers heat within a fluid

Notes




  • lithosphere
    • convection currents
      • asthenosphere
        • mantle


Outline




Convection in Earth's Mantle